Matt
3:7 (ESV) But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for
baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee
from the wrath to come?
NOTE: The wrath to
come is usually viewed in an eschatological sense. Jesus' coming "begins
the end." The wrath is post rapture and occurs during the final 7
"days" of Daniel's prophecies. Right now, those seven days are
interrupted. A mystery has appeared, the church. The body of Christ is taking
the gospel message to the world. At some point soon, the body will be removed
from the earth, just as Jesus rose from the earth, and tribulation (the wrath
to come) will be poured out on mankind. Before the very end, the Jews will
return to the Messiah, and Jesus will come down to rescue his people, and then
the Messianic kingdom will start. Many of the seeds of these final days have
already been sown and some are near. An attack on Israel by Iran (Persia) and
Russia is the next major event. Also some movement toward a world order is also
necessary, probably precipitated by an actual use of nuclear weapons between
Israel and Iran, although Israel will be untouched. The world will try to create
another system just as it did after WWI (league of nations) and WWII (united
nations) to prevent any future nuclear wars. The time is close. It is hard to
imagine another 20-30 years without seeing these events happen. The time is at
hand. Are we doing all that we can to live and share our faith with those
around us?
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